Class 11

PHYSICS

Syllabus for term examination

1. Physical quantities
SI units
Scalars and vectors
2. Measurements
Use techniques for the measurement of length,
volume,
angle, mass, time, temperature and
electrical quantities
3. Errors and Uncertainties
4. The basic properties of transverse and longitudinal
progressive waves
5. The electromagnetic spectrum
6. Doppler effect
7. Superposition principle & the concept of stationary
waves.
8. Diffraction, interference and the diffraction grating
9. Electric current, potential difference, resistance
10.
Concept of resistivity
11.
Kirchhoffs laws and the consequences of
internal resistance.
12. The use of potential divider circuits for monitoring
environmental conditions